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Jordan Clarkson's contract for the 2015-16 season will be guaranteed if the Lakers keep him past Aug. 1.

To be clear, there is absolutely no chance that the Lakers will waive Clarkson. The athletic PG was phenomenal during the summer league, and it looks like he can have a long and illustrious career playing alongside D'Angelo Russell in the backcourt. With Kobe Bryant expected to see more time at SF, Clarkson and Russell should have significant roles next season. Jul 30 - 3:41 PM

D'Angelo Russell said Jordan Clarkson "seems like an easy guy to play with" for the upcoming season.

"He's a fast-paced guard, very up-tempo, and I'm the same," Russell said. "I'm not as light and fast as him, but I try to pass and keep it that way." It was very clear the Lakers are going to play these two young guards together while playing Kobe Bryant at the three. Clarkson is going to have to learn to play off the ball more because much of his value after the break last season was as a ball-handler. Still, his efficiency from the field and from the line make him a target later in fantasy drafts. Jul 29 - 2:36 PM

Jordan Clarkson and D'Angelo Russell are expected to workout with Steve Nash this offseason.

Clarkson had a few workouts with Nash during his rookie season, and it looks like the soon-to-be Hall of Famer is willing to lend a hand to the Lakers in the development of their young talent. Nash was one of the best (and most exciting) point guards to ever play the game, so having the Lakers' young guns getting some first hand experience with a legend can only be viewed as a positive. Jul 16 - 5:09 PM

Jordan Clarkson shined on Friday against the Wolves, scoring 23 points with three rebounds, two assists and two 3-pointers.

He destroyed the Wolves in transition and did some solid work off the ball in halfcourt sets. It was very clear Clarkson will continue to dominate in Vegas as he looks to lock up a role with minutes close to 30 next season. He could be a solid pick at the end of fantasy drafts, especially if Kobe Bryant needs to miss time. Jul 10 - 11:13 PM

Depth Charts

The Lakers have informed Dwight Buycks of their interest in him for next season, a source told David Pick of Basketball Insiders.

It's not clear if it would be a summer league deal, a non-guaranteed deal or something greater, but the Lakers have bigger fish to fry than Buycks unless it's a training camp invite with little to no guarantees.

"With his tenaciousness, the way he guards people and when his mind is set, if I say ‘Kobe, you’ve got him,’ he takes that as a challenge," coach Byron Scott said. "You know how he is. He’ll compete." A lot of teams are using small power forwards now, so this really isn't a stretch. The Lakers aren't going to make him a four against someone like Zach Randolph. The Black Mamba is a risky target in the middle rounds.

Jabari Brown scored 20 points off the bench in Monday's preseason loss to the Knicks, hitting 5-of-14 shots (2-of-7 from deep, 8-of-11 from the line) with one rebound, zero assists and three steals in 27 minutes.

Brown led the D-League in scoring last season so there aren't a lot of surprises with this performance. It's unclear if he'll have a rotation slot heading into this season.

Julius Randle scored 17 points with four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 21 minutes against the Mavs on Wednesday.

After the game, Randle said the summer league minutes restriction is frustrating and he's just focusing on keeping everything in perspective. As for his performance today, he looked like the player the Lakers wanted him to be. Randle wasn't forcing the contact quite so much today and he seemed to know where the double teams were going to come from. He also did more ball handling today on the offensive end.